Electron microscope Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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electron microscope 
A
specimens are illuminated with a beam of electrons to produce an electron photograph of specimen
2
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electron micrograph
A
A picture/photo taken using electron microscope
3
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transmission electron microscope (TEM)
A
- electrons go through specimen you can see inside it
-a beam of electrons is transmitted through asbestos to produce a two dimensional image
4
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scanning electron microscope(SEM)
A
electrons bounce off a surface, shows topography (surface characteristics)
5
Q
confocal laser scanning microscope
A
use lasers to illuminate image
allows you to see 3-D
6
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Scanning tunneling microscope
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produces 3-D images
7
Q
Gene sequencing
A
Mapping the order of the base in the gene
8
Q
culturing cells in the lab
A
In a cell structure, isolate cells are growing in laboratory
9
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cell lines
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The resulting generation from a cell culture
10
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stem cells
A
cells that can be divided and specialized to produce any kinds of cells
